What Crops Are Grown in Alaska?
Agriculture might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Alaska. Home to frozen landscapes, snow-covered mountains, glaciers and months of darkness, it's not exactly the kind of place you would expect to find a lot of productive farmland. Despite the state's harsh climate in the winter months, however, there are 762 farms and over 800,000 acres of farmland in the state. And while farming in Alaska is often a challenge, the short but intense growing season in the summer can actually yield world-record-size produce. Scroll through the slideshow to take a closer look at eight foods that grow in Alaska.
Cabbage
Although the growing season is much shorter in Alaska than in the rest of the U.S., the nearly endless summer sun makes it possible for many crops like cabbage to just keep growing and growing. The Guinness World Record for heaviest cabbage grown went to farmer Scott A. Robb of Palmer, Alaska. His cabbage weighed in at a whopping 138.25 pounds in August 2012. And that’s not the only world record Robb holds – he also grew the world’s heaviest turnip at just over 39 pounds in 2004.
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